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Guilt by Association
Commentators explain that the people of Shechem were not innocent bystanders in the murder of Gideon's sons. By providing Abimelech with money and then making him king after the slaughter, they became fully complicit. Jotham's accusation holds them accountable, teaching that enabling and approving of evil makes one guilty of the sin itself.
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Albert Barnes
On Judges 9:8–20
18th Century
Theologian
This fable and the one mentioned in the margin are the only two of their kind found in Scripture. The parables of the Old Testament are somewhat di…
Charles Ellicott
On Judges 9:18
19th Century
Bishop
Seventy persons. —See Note on Judges 9:5.
The son of his maidservant. —The term is intentionally contemptuo…
John Gill
On Judges 9:18
17th Century
Pastor
And you are risen up against my father's house this day
Which was an instance of great ingratitude in them, after su…
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Matthew Henry
On Judges 9:7–21
17th Century
Minister
There was no occasion for the trees to choose a king; they are all the trees of the Lord that He has planted. Nor was there any occasion for Israel…